If you're looking for a trip where someone takes care of the details while you get to focus on the fun, then this itinerary is the perfect option for you. All of the flights, some meals, activities, and accommodations are booked and prepared in advance, which means all you have to do is explore and enjoy.

9 days | 7 nights

Format

• Guided tour

Trip Highlights

• Destinations that include planned activities and/or overnight stays.
• Ireland
• Dublin 
• Killarney 
• Limerick 
• Galway

Inclusions

• Round-trip flights to Dublin (if Flight & Hotel package option is chosen)
• 7 nights of comfort accommodation, a combination of 3-star and 4-star hotels
• Modern motorcoach transportation throughout
• French-speaking guide from Day 3-8
• Daily breakfast
• 4 hotel dinners, 3 courses
• 3 lunches, 2 courses
• Farewell evening with dinner and entertainment, transfers included
• Visits: Distillery museum with whiskey tasting, Kilmacduagh monastery, the Poulnabrone Dolmen, Cliffs of Moher, Gallarus Oratory, Muckross Gardens, Cahir Castle, and the National Museum
• Panoramic tours and photo stops according to program
• Porterage 1 piece per passenger
• Earn extra Aeroplan® points per member on this tour

Itinerary

Day 1 | Depart Canada

• Fly to Dublin.

Day 2 | Welcome to Ireland

• Arrive at Dublin Airport. Make your own way to your hotel. Take advantage of your centrally located accommodation and discover the many pubs and restaurants of the Irish capital. Evening at leisure.

Day 3 | Dublin, Cahir and County Kerry

• After breakfast, meet your guide at the hotel, then depart with the group for a visit to the National Museum which houses treasures from 7,000 B.C. as well as a collection of gold jewelry.
• After, leave the east coast via Cahir and stop for lunch before heading to the well-preserved and magnificent Cahir Castle, built in the 3rd century. Continue on to County Kerry for dinner where you will spend the night.
• Meal(s): Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 4 | The Ring of Kerry

• After breakfast, enjoy a day dedicated to discovering the Ring of Kerry, Ireland’s most scenic drive, and the charming villages around it such as Killorglin, Glenbeigh, Cahersiveen and Sneem. Stop at famous viewpoints like Moll’s Gap where you can see panoramic views of the mountains, or Ladies View, which offers spectacular sights of Killarney’s lakes and islands.
• Continue to the world-famous Muckross Gardens where you can walk around and admire the nearby lake and mountains. End the day with dinner at your hotel.
• Meal(s): Breakfast and dinner

Day 5 | Dingle Peninsula - Limerick

• After breakfast, start your day’s journey exploring the Dingle Peninsula. Drive through charming villages painted in bold colours, then stop for lunch on your way to Dingle. Spend free time exploring this small fishing village. Continue to Slea Head for panoramic views of the Blasket Islands, then visit the Oratory of Gallarus. After, visit Inch and walk along its superbly sandy beach. Continue to Limerick, where you will have dinner and spend the night.
• Meal(s): Breakfast and lunch

Day 6 | The Burren and Cliffs of Moher

• After breakfast, discover the impressive Burren region. This vast limestone plateau is classified as a national park, which covers most of County Clare. No trees grow here and the rock is bare.
• Start your visit with Kilmacduagh Monastery, famous for its round tower. Then stop at the Poulnabrone Dolmen, one of the best examples of dolmen, or portal tombs, which was recently excavated and dated to around 4,000 B.C. Stop for lunch, then visit the Cliffs of Moher and its visitor centre. Enjoy free time to stroll along the cliffs, up to O’Brien’s Tower, and enjoy the view.
• Return to your hotel and have dinner.
• Meal(s): Breakfast and dinner

Day 7 | Connemara

• After breakfast, start your day dedicated to discovering part of the Connemara, a region where the locals still speak Gaelic, and without doubt the wildest but also the most romantic region of Ireland. This vast peninsula is bordered by the rocky coast of Galway Bay to the south, a bumpy land characterized by low walls of stone and thatched roof cottages. Stop for lunch along the way and enjoy a photo op at the Gothic-style Kylemore Abbey. Continue to Galway where you will spend the night. Enjoy roaming the colourful streets of this maritime town which has retained its medieval charm.
• Dinner will be at the hotel.
• Meal(s): Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 8 | Dublin, Whiskey & Farewell Evening

• After breakfast, depart towards the west, where you will visit a distillery museum and taste whiskey along the way. Enjoy a panoramic tour of Dublin as well as free time during the day.
• For your last evening in Ireland, we’ve prepared farewell entertainment with dinner and a traditional show at Merry Plowboy or Taylors Three Rock, with bus transfer included.
• Meal(s): Breakfast and dinner

Day 9 | Return Home

• After breakfast, make your own way to Dublin airport for your return flight back to Canada.
• Meal(s): Breakfast

Accommodations

• The hotels listed below are presented as examples for your reference only. Hotel accommodation details will be communicated to you or your travel agent prior to departure.

Comfort Accommodation

•  Dublin: Travelodge Plus (or similar) 
•  Killarney: Killarney Court Hotel (or similar)
•  Limerick: Absolute Hotel (or similar)
•  Galway: Shearwater Hotel (or similar)

Departure Dates

• May 8, 2026
• May 15, 2026
• May 22, 2026
• May 29, 2026
• June 5, 2026
• June 12, 2026
• June 19, 2026
• July 3, 2026
• July 10, 2026
• July 31, 2026
• September 4, 2026
• September 11, 2026
• September 18, 2026
• September 25, 2026

Not included

• Meals & Beverage unless noted
• Airport transfers on arrival and departure
• Gratuities
• Excess Porterage
• Additional excursions and entrance fees

Transportation

• Motorcoach

Important Note

• The order of the itinerary may change, operate in reverse due to operational restrictions. The itinerary above is for reference only.

Check In, Check Out

• Check-in: 3:00 p.m.
• Check-out: 12:00 p.m.